What to Expect
Please download our Field Trip Logistics for your reference:
Field Trip Logistics letter
is available free of charge. Buses may drop off children in front of the Pavilion, then park across the street at the Westminister Promenade. Please park in the SE corner of this lot (closest to the traffic light at 104th Ave). Please have your bus driver park carefully (using the buddy system if possible) and courteously. Download the School Bus Parking Map (pdf format).
We have picnic tables OUTSIDE where students may eat their sack lunches. Limited food and drinks are available in our snack bar. Please store lunches on the bus when possible.
If the weather is inclement, students may need to eat their lunches on the bus. Unfortunately, the Butterfly Pavilion does not have indoor lunch facilities for groups at this time. An alternative outdoor lunch site is Westminster City Park (located next to the Westminster Recreation Center just northwest of 104th Ave and Sheridan).
One adult is required per ten students and must supervise their group at all times. However, to better facilitate your visit, the Butterfly Pavilion allows one free adult (including teachers and chaperones) for every five students. Extra adults are $7.95 each.
Please be prompt! If you are late, your class visit may be shortened or canceled depending on the Butterfly Pavilion’s group schedule for the day. Your scheduled time is your entry time into the class or the beginning of your self-guided visit and signals the beginning of your field trip. We are not able to allow groups to tour the exhibits prior to your scheduled time.
Field Trip Length We recommend 30-45 minutes in the classroom (for class/visit trips), 1-1.5 hours to explore the 4 indoor exhibits and an additional 30-40 minutes to walk the outdoor nature trail and eat lunch. Most groups spend, on average, 2-3 hours at the Butterfly Pavilion. |
